MCQs-Chapter 6 – The Parliamentary System: Legislature and Executive-Class 8-Social Science

Multiple Choice Questions in Class VIII for the Chapter 6 –The Parliamentary System: Legislature and Executive in Subject Socia Science(CIVICs)

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Multiple Choice Questions:

1. India has which type of legislature at the Union level?
a) Unicameral
b) Bicameral
c) Federal
d) Confederal
Ans: b) Bicameral

2. The two Houses of the Indian Parliament are:
a) Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha
b) Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Parishad
c) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
d) President and Lok Sabha
Ans: c) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

3. Who is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha?
a) Vice-President
b) Prime Minister
c) Speaker
d) President
Ans: c) Speaker

4. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
a) Prime Minister
b) President of India
c) Vice-President of India
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Ans: c) Vice-President of India

5. The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha is:
a) 500
b) 525
c) 543
d) 552
Ans: d) 552

6. The current strength of elected members in the Lok Sabha is:
a) 545
b) 543
c) 550
d) 552
Ans: b) 543

7. How many nominated members are there in the Lok Sabha?
a) 2
b) 5
c) 10
d) 12
Ans: a) 2

8. The maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha is:
a) 245
b) 250
c) 275
d) 300
Ans: b) 250

9. How many nominated members are there in the Rajya Sabha?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 15
d) 20
Ans: b) 12

10. Members of Rajya Sabha are elected for a term of:
a) 4 years
b) 5 years
c) 6 years
d) 7 years
Ans: c) 6 years

11. One-third of the Rajya Sabha members retire after every:
a) 1 year
b) 2 years
c) 3 years
d) 5 years
Ans: b) 2 years

12. Money Bills can be introduced only in the:
a) Rajya Sabha
b) Lok Sabha
c) Either House
d) State Assemblies
Ans: b) Lok Sabha

13. Who decides whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not?
a) Prime Minister
b) Finance Minister
c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) President of India
Ans: c) Speaker of Lok Sabha

14. Who addresses the first session of Parliament after general elections?
a) Prime Minister
b) Vice-President
c) President
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Ans: c) President

15. The Prime Minister is appointed by:
a) Lok Sabha
b) Rajya Sabha
c) President
d) Chief Justice of India
Ans: c) President

16. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to:
a) President
b) Lok Sabha
c) Rajya Sabha
d) Judiciary
Ans: b) Lok Sabha

17. The minimum age to become a member of Lok Sabha is:
a) 18 years
b) 21 years
c) 25 years
d) 30 years
Ans: c) 25 years

18. The minimum age to become a member of Rajya Sabha is:
a) 18 years
b) 21 years
c) 25 years
d) 30 years
Ans: d) 30 years

19. Who presides over a joint sitting of Parliament?
a) President
b) Vice-President
c) Prime Minister
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Ans: d) Speaker of Lok Sabha

20. Which House of Parliament is called the “House of the People”?
a) Rajya Sabha
b) Lok Sabha
c) Both Houses
d) Legislative Assembly
Ans: b) Lok Sabha

21. Which House of Parliament is known as the “Council of States”?
a) Lok Sabha
b) Rajya Sabha
c) State Assemblies
d) Legislative Councils
Ans: b) Rajya Sabha

22. A Minister who is not a member of Parliament must get elected within:
a) 3 months
b) 6 months
c) 9 months
d) 1 year
Ans: b) 6 months

23. Who has the power to dissolve the Lok Sabha?
a) Speaker
b) Prime Minister
c) President
d) Vice-President
Ans: c) President

24. Who holds the real executive power in India?
a) President
b) Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) Judiciary
Ans: b) Prime Minister and Council of Ministers

25. The tenure of Lok Sabha is:
a) 4 years
b) 5 years
c) 6 years
d) Until dissolved
Ans: b) 5 years

26. The Cabinet is a part of:
a) Judiciary
b) Executive
c) Legislature
d) Opposition
Ans: b) Executive

27. The Prime Minister is described as the:
a) Head of State
b) Head of the Cabinet
c) Titular head of India
d) Ceremonial head
Ans: b) Head of the Cabinet

28. A Bill becomes a law in India only after it receives:
a) Speaker’s approval
b) President’s assent
c) Prime Minister’s approval
d) Supreme Court’s approval
Ans: b) President’s assent

29. Which body controls public expenditure in India?
a) Rajya Sabha
b) Lok Sabha
c) Parliament
d) Judiciary
Ans: c) Parliament

30. The Parliamentary form of government in India is borrowed from:
a) USA
b) UK
c) France
d) Germany
Ans: b) UK

True / False:

India has a unicameral legislature at the Union level. – False
The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha. – True
The Speaker of Lok Sabha presides over its meetings. – True
Money Bills can be introduced in Rajya Sabha. – False
The President is the nominal head of the Indian state. – True
The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Rajya Sabha. – False
The maximum strength of Rajya Sabha is 250. – True
The Lok Sabha can be dissolved, but Rajya Sabha is permanent. – True
Prime Minister holds real executive power in India. – True
Parliament has no role in controlling government expenditure. – False

Fill in the blanks:

The ______ is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha. – Speaker
The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of ______. – Rajya Sabha
The maximum strength of Lok Sabha is ______. – 552
Money Bills can only be introduced in the ______. – Lok Sabha
The minimum age to contest Lok Sabha elections is ______ years. – 25
A joint sitting of Parliament is presided over by the ______. – Speaker of Lok Sabha
The real executive authority in India rests with the ______. – Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
Members of Rajya Sabha are elected for ______ years. – 6
The Indian parliamentary system is borrowed from the ______. – UK
Parliament exercises control over the executive through ______. – Question Hour

Match the Following:

Lok Sabha – (a) Presiding officer of Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha – (b) House of the People
Speaker – (c) Head of Council of Ministers
Vice-President – (d) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Prime Minister – (e) Council of States

Ans: 1 → b, 2 → e, 3 → a, 4 → d, 5 → c

Assertion–Reasoning:

1.
Assertion (A): The Lok Sabha is more powerful than the Rajya Sabha.
Reason (R): Money Bills can only be introduced in the Lok Sabha.

a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A
b) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A
c) A is true, R is false
d) Both are false
Ans: a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A

2.
Assertion (A): The Rajya Sabha is a permanent body.
Reason (R): One-third of its members retire every two years.

a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A
b) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A
c) A is true, R is false
d) Both are false
Ans: a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A

3.
Assertion (A): The President of India is the real executive authority.
Reason (R): The President makes all decisions in the government.

a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A
b) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A
c) A is true, R is false
d) Both are false
Ans: d) Both are false

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